Meeting opened by TheOpenSourcerer at 21:00

• <DJones> Are we missing a popey or Daviey for any input

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Good evening everyone and thanks for being here. I will try and ensure that this meeting keeps on subject and flows swiftly. Here's the Agenda:

  <brobostigon> HazRPG: i set an android alarm,

  <AlanBell> o/

  <TheOpenSourcerer> [LINK] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeamMeetingAgenda

• <brobostigon> present. o/

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Please try to keep comments within the relevant topic, when I close a topic by posting the next one you may finish the line you are typing and return to it in any other business or after the meeting.

  <HazRPG> brobostigon: I should remember to do that

  <TheOpenSourcerer> We are using MootBot [LINK] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ScribesTeam/MootBot. If a vote is called you can say +1, 0 or -1 to record your vote.

  <brobostigon> HazRPG:

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Want to do a roll call then?

  <brobostigon>

  <AlanBell> o/

  <DJones> o/

  <HazRPG> sure

  <HazRPG> o/

  <TheOpenSourcerer> OK - Moving swiftly on to the first topic of the evening:

  <TheOpenSourcerer> [LINK] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/LastMeeting

• <TheOpenSourcerer> [TOPIC] Review of action items from last meeting

Review of action items from last meeting

• <TheOpenSourcerer> As you may see, there weren't any actions that were actually *recorded* in the last meeting according to the Wiki, so this could be a very short topic.

  <dutchie> ooh, am i actually around for a meeting?

  <TheOpenSourcerer> If anyone thinks they did have an action and wants to discuss it please do so now.

  <HazRPG> dutchie: seems so

• AlanBell skims the minutes

  <TheOpenSourcerer> However, reading through the recorded minutes of the last one, I do note the following discussions took place (abridged somewhat by me):

  <TheOpenSourcerer> <popey>so candtalan and barrydrake to report back about novatech and maplin?

  <TheOpenSourcerer> <candtalan> ok

  <TheOpenSourcerer> <barrydrake> YEP

  <TheOpenSourcerer> I also believe we decided to start an Etherpad type page to dicuss and plan a campaign to talk to PC retailers about trying to hold in-store "Ubuntu Days"...

  <popey> o/

  <TheOpenSourcerer> <TheOpenSourcerer> Why not use an etherpad page to do some prep

  <TheOpenSourcerer> <popey> yeah, we could mail the list and put a page together, good idea TheOpenSourcerer

• AlanBell failed to send feedback to maggie

  <TheOpenSourcerer> <TheOpenSourcerer> So there are consistent messages etc

  <TheOpenSourcerer> <popey> get some collaboration going

  <TheOpenSourcerer> <popey> yes, agreed

  <TheOpenSourcerer> I note that there were no timescales assigned. So can I suggest that we record these as actions now for the record? Then they can be followed up in future meetings?

  <popey> +1

• AlanBell succeeded in getting beta.ubuntu.org up and running

  <DJones> +1

  <HazRPG> +1

  <AlanBell> or popey did to be accurate

  <AlanBell> +1

  <brobostigon> AlanBell: congrats, impressive,

  <brobostigon> +1

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Thanks.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> OK.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> [ACTION] candtalan and barrydrake to report back about approaches to Novatech and Maplin?

• <TheOpenSourcerer> and

  <TheOpenSourcerer> [ACTION] Create an Etherpad style page in the first instance to collect ideas and "messages" to use.

• <TheOpenSourcerer> Anyone else want to add any actions that should be here?

• <popey> http://pad.ubuntu-uk.org/UbuntuInStore

  <popey> there, we'll start that

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Great.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Thanks popey

  <TheOpenSourcerer> OK, if nothing more, next then.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> [PROGRESS REPORT] People who have achieved something in February, please place it in the report.

People who have achieved something in February, please place it in the report.

• <popey> url?

  <TheOpenSourcerer> [LINK] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/TeamReports/11/March

• <TheOpenSourcerer> That one?

• brobostigon got natty working

  <popey> win

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Anyone want to quickly mention any activities they have got up to for the record?

  <AlanBell> any more to add to this one? https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/TeamReports/11/February

  <HazRPG> Guessing we need to create that page?

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Yep.

• AlanBell checks against http://pad.ubuntu-uk.org/2011plan

  <AlanBell> the ODF plugfest was interesting

  <TheOpenSourcerer> And the OSSG?

  <AlanBell> and I handed out about 25 CDs at the meeting with the home office chap

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Nice.

  <AlanBell> including one to Tariq of the Home Office and Qumar of the Cabinet Office

  <HazRPG> AlanBell: nice

  <TheOpenSourcerer> An extra house point for AlanBell I think.

  <AlanBell> and I think the chap from the MoD got one too

  <brobostigon> agreed, TheOpenSourcerer

  <HazRPG> indeed

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Anyone else get up to anything then "Ubuntu-esque" then?

• DJones wonders whether popey should mention the podcast

  <popey> its on the march page

  <DJones> ok

  <TheOpenSourcerer> OK?

  <popey> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/TeamReports/11/March

  <HazRPG> TheOpenSourcerer: Erm, I've been learning how to install/setup Ubuntu Server recently

  <TheOpenSourcerer> [link] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/TeamReports/11/March

• <TheOpenSourcerer> HazRPG: Have you told anyone else about it goodness?

  <AlanBell> is anyone doing an Ubuntu Developer week presentation?

  <AlanBell> because that should go on March if you are

  <HazRPG> Been taking notes of everything I learn and will slowly be posting them on my blog, and then later maybe make some videos to put up on the ubuntu/ubuntu-uk site

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Great,

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Anyone else or shall we move on?

  <HazRPG> TheOpenSourcerer: So far, my friends and people on #ubunut-uk ... but like I said, videos on the way hopefully

  <TheOpenSourcerer> I will take that as a let's move on then...

  <TheOpenSourcerer> [TOPIC] AlanBell - Quiz night

AlanBell - Quiz night

• <TheOpenSourcerer> Over to you AlanBell

  <AlanBell> yup, ok

  <HazRPG> AlanBell: Ubuntu Developer week?

  <brobostigon>

  <AlanBell> so we have some schwag left over from the cloud expo event

  <AlanBell> and we decided the best way to dispose of it would be to use it as a prize in a quiz night

  <brobostigon> good thinking,

  <AlanBell> I have a team of crack quizmasters beavering away in dictionary corner making questions

  <brobostigon> hehe

  <AlanBell> and I fixed the quiz bot that we have in the #ubuntu-trivia channel

  <HazRPG> nice

  <AlanBell> and if I never see TCL again it will be too soon

  <TheOpenSourcerer> What are some of the great prizes AlanBell ?

  <AlanBell> oh yes, for the winners we have some baseball caps, for that American gangsta look

  <DJones> And what type of questions, Ubuntu/Linux/FSF or general knowledge/sport/General mix etc

  <AlanBell> wear with a hoodie to avoid being dragged on tiresome trips round shopping centres

  <HazRPG> ooo the ubuntu hoodie?

  <AlanBell> for the loser, we have a copy of the official Ubuntu Book, Edition 5

  <HazRPG> schweet!

  <AlanBell> HazRPG: no, you have to provide your own hoodie

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Sounds great.

  <HazRPG> oh the schweet was for the bookt

  <AlanBell> the questions will be on Ubuntu

• brobostigon just had the vision of AlanBell as a hormonal teenager in ubuntu cap and hoodie.

  <HazRPG> brobostigon: same

  <HazRPG>

  <AlanBell> a whole new category of questions that have not been loaded into the bot as yet

  <TheOpenSourcerer> brobostigon: You are not that far from the truth

  <brobostigon> TheOpenSourcerer: hehe,

  <AlanBell> some, all, or none of the questions may have been written by picking random bits out of the book

  <brobostigon> ok,

  <dutchie> ooh, a quiz night

  <TheOpenSourcerer> So when will the quiz take place?

  <dutchie> doodle poll?

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Do we want to decide now or ask further afield?

  <AlanBell> I would like to kinda decide now

  <brobostigon> not on a pub night,

  <AlanBell> and I think it should be part drinking game too

• AlanBell checks diary

  <TheOpenSourcerer> [IDEA] Quiz should be part drinking game too

• <DJones> Maybe the easter weekend could be a good idea, or Royal wedding weekend, although somewhat far off

  <HazRPG> oh wait, so is this an actual quiz meetup or a bot-based one?

• brobostigon doesnt like AlanBell's idea.

  <AlanBell> HazRPG: bot based

  <DJones> Both bank holidays so a fair number of people are likely not to be concerned with work the next day

  <AlanBell> drinking isn't compulsory, don't worry

  <HazRPG> heh, would be interesting if we could setup a VoIP or V/VoIP conference up too

  <TheOpenSourcerer> You could always pretend too?

• brobostigon just doesnt like drinking games-

  <AlanBell> HazRPG: it would be a good time to try a mumble server or something

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Hmm, where did that question mark come from?

  <HazRPG> AlanBell: I've setup mumble countless times, so I could assist in that

  <brobostigon> HazRPG: interesting idea,

  <HazRPG> can even host it on my new VPS I've setup with my new ubuntu server skills (WIP)

  <AlanBell> I think a lot of people go to visit family over easter

  <dutchie> yeah, pub quiz + mumble sounds fun

  <brobostigon> what is mumble,?

  <dutchie> brobostigon: it's like irc for voice chat

  <popey> open source skype

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Thanks brobostigon

  <popey> basically

  <TheOpenSourcerer> I was wondering who'd ask.

  <brobostigon> interesting,

  <TheOpenSourcerer> How long do you think the Quiz would take AlanBell

  <HazRPG> Its a voice service much like TeamSpeak/Ventrilo/Skype

  <brobostigon> flash or something similer needed?

  <HazRPG> brobostigon: nope, but mumble needs to be installed on your machine (in the repo)

  <dutchie> no, it has its own dedicated client

  <AlanBell> TheOpenSourcerer: half an hour to an hour I should think, depends how fast we go through the questions and how many get written

  <brobostigon> HazRPG: ah, i see.

  <AlanBell> we can always go on to the generic linux questions, there are thousands of them

  <AlanBell> so dates

  <AlanBell> week day or weekend?

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Not Fridays for me

  <HazRPG> I don't mind helping with setting up mumble, and maybe having like a pre-quiz "get mumble working" thing going

  <brobostigon> TheOpenSourcerer: same here,

  <dutchie> i'm a student, so every day is simultaneously a work day and weekend

  <HazRPG> I'm flexible

  <dutchie> \o/

  <brobostigon> also thursday might be difficult.

  <AlanBell> I see my elves are up to Q29 now

  <DJones> Weekend would suit me better, early starts on weekday mornings mean early to bed

  <HazRPG> as long as I have a day I can write down/save - I'm sorted

• popey suspects Saturday might be best

• brobostigon would agree with popey

  <HazRPG> Yeah, Saturday probably be best for a lot of people.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> How long away from now then approximately?

  <AlanBell> how about March 19th after lots of rugby?

  <brobostigon> i am open, really.

  <dutchie> march 19th is perfect for me

  <dutchie> i was about to say i was busy both the next two

• Daviey staggers in late, sorry

  <TheOpenSourcerer> 19th will be bad. Will not be back till late.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> And will be very drunk.

  <HazRPG> Daviey: talking about setting up a quiz night to get rid of some ubuntu swag

  <AlanBell> late is a problem, drunk isn't so much

  <AlanBell> I can't do 26th

  <DJones> Just a thought, IRC rather than voice may make it easier deciding who gets the correct answer first rather than trying to listen to multiple voices shouting an answer

  <TheOpenSourcerer> I can't do the 2nd April.

  <AlanBell> DJones: we have the technology

  <AlanBell> DJones: quizbot in #ubuntu-trivia

  <HazRPG> DJones: voip isn't for the quiz

  <AlanBell> 9th then?

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Can I suggest you do a doodle poll AlanBell?

  <HazRPG> DJones: its just so we can have a banter while the quiz is on

  <TheOpenSourcerer> At least we can get some more people to join in as well.

  <DJones> May be worth opening this up to the mailing list as well

  <DJones> (to decide upon the date)

  <AlanBell> yeah, ok, I will do a doodle picking several dates including 9th, 16th April and some others

  <AlanBell> action me up

  <DJones> Sounds a good plan

  <HazRPG> I don't know what you mean by doodle, but we could setup a pad with dates, listed, and people just tally their votes on it

  <TheOpenSourcerer> [ACTION] AlanBell to do a doodle picking several dates including 9th, 16th April and some others

• <AlanBell> HazRPG: don't worry, it will all make sense

  <AlanBell> ok, probably done on the quiz for now then

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Are we done for now on this one?

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Thanks for that AlanBell.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Moving on then.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> [TOPIC] Any Other Business

Any Other Business

• <TheOpenSourcerer> Anyone AOB to discuss?

  <HazRPG> Erm...

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Silence is golden as they say ...

• HazRPG thinks

  <DJones> One thing I thought of that isn't on the schedule, given Daviey's plans on stepping down as UK contact is to consider a replacement

  <DJones> Or pressgang a volunteer, maybe something to take to the next meeting so people can think & Daviey can hopefully list out what the responisbilities are

  <Daviey> DJones, Yes... It;s already scheduled to have closed

  <TheOpenSourcerer> The process is underway I thought.

  <DJones> Daviey: ok, no worries, I hadn't realised

  <Daviey> Whilst I believe AlanBell would make a super replacement, i am somewhat concerned with it being a one horse race.

• AlanBell is not a horse

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Ha

  <TheOpenSourcerer> His wife would confirm that.

  <AlanBell> just like to be clear on that point you understand

  <AlanBell> OI!!

  <Daviey> AlanBell, don't look so long in the face about it.

  <popey> AlanBell: Nay!

  <brobostigon> lol

  <HazRPG> harsh lol

  <TheOpenSourcerer> I have one for AOB I think...

  <Daviey> So...

  <popey> Daviey: whats the plan then?

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Any initial plans/ideas suggestions for the Natty release party?

  <Daviey> TheOpenSourcerer, Hold fire

  <popey> hang on TheOpenSourcerer

  <TheOpenSourcerer> OK.

• brobostigon wont be, but might suggest one in oxford.

  <Daviey> I'd like a vote...

  <popey> 0

  <Daviey> A) Just Declare AlanBell new leader

  <Daviey> Have an election with AlanBell and "None of the above"

  <Daviey> C) Chase for more potential candidates

  <Daviey> do we have quorum?

  <TheOpenSourcerer> I have a question before that. How did you get the role Daviey?

• popey votes for 2 weeks of C) followed by A) if nobody steps up

  <Daviey> TheOpenSourcerer, vote

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Any other candidates?

  <HazRPG> 2nds popey's notion

• DJones nominates Phinias/Ferb/Insert Random nick here

  <brobostigon> +1 for popey' idea.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Yeah - +1 for popey 's idea

  <popey> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-uk/+poll/teamlead09

  <popey> ^ the vote that happened last time

  <HazRPG> although, I'm fine with AlanBell getting it though

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Do we have general agreement on popey 's plan?

  <HazRPG> seems that way

  <brobostigon> +1

  <HazRPG> +1

  <DJones> Being totally honest, I don't see anybody more appropriate to being appointed to the role than AlanBell, unless TheOpenSourcerer decides to stand against him

  <AlanBell> do a vote on it TheOpenSourcerer

  <Daviey> +1

  <popey> for what its worth, thats what we do in other teams / councils / boards in Ubuntu

  <Daviey> There was one other person that expressed an interest some weeks ago

  <Daviey> But can't remember who that was... adn they haven't stepped up

  <popey> hmm, if you make it 2 weeks today for example, then we could end it on the next meeting

  <Daviey> ++1

  <TheOpenSourcerer> I don't feel that there enough of us here to decide on the role itself?

  <popey> TheOpenSourcerer: there is no constitutional setup for the team to determine that

  <Daviey> Yeah

  <popey> traditionally the outgoing person set the terms for the next one

  <Daviey> equally, it's always been a point of contention if it is purely PoC or Leader

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Daviey then? Your choice I reckon

  <popey> I'm not saying its right or wrong

  <popey> it just was the way we did it

  <dutchie> do we prehaps need a proper constitution?

  <popey> ideally I'd like a policy set and it be reused

  <HazRPG> agreed

  <Daviey> That sounds like an Action for daubers

  <popey> but nothing too onerous

  <AlanBell> fwiw nominations were called for on this page https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/2011Election

  <HazRPG> personally a proper vote should be done

  <TheOpenSourcerer> [IDEA] popey would ideally like a policy set and it be reused

• <HazRPG> that way, no one can complain if they didn't vote

  <popey> i dont think its unreasonable to extend the call

  <DJones> When did that nominations page get created

  <popey> we could spend the time gettin the word out

  <brobostigon> we need allpossible candiates time to come forward.

  <popey> it should also be detailed what the role entails

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Can we vote on a 2 week notice from today then?

  <AlanBell> DJones: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/2011Election?action=info

  <popey> TheOpenSourcerer: I'm happy to

  <popey>

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Do we need to?

  <DJones> So, nearly 3 weeks and only AlanBell has put his name forward

  <brobostigon> +1,

  <HazRPG> ah yes, I remember seeing that in the last meeting

  <Daviey> volunteer for blog post calling for candidates?

  <popey> o/

  <Daviey> awesome

  <popey> will write it tonight

  <HazRPG> o/

  <popey> and will post it to mailing list

  <popey> (if you want)

  <DJones> To avoid disputes, probably better to notify the list/irc of a 2 week notice period for the vote

  <TheOpenSourcerer> An Action then.

  <HazRPG> probably best to post on the mailing list

  <Daviey> Would 1 week make the process faster?

  <Daviey> Don't wanna just needlessly linger

  <popey> 2 weeks would allow us to pimp it on the podcast

  <Daviey> hah

  <AlanBell> then what, A or B?

  <brobostigon> candiate pimping,

  <brobostigon> hmm.

  <DJones> How is the vote to be carried out? next meeting, poll, Mailing list etc

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Something like this?

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Team to call for candidates. Unless anyone else comes in 2 weeks, AlanBell gets it by default?

  <AlanBell> DJones: condorcet

  <DJones> AlanBell: Fair enough

  <popey> everyone in the lp team is eligible

  <popey> and the team gets locked before the vote

  <popey> so people dont join 20 people to vote

  <AlanBell> DJones: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-uk/2011-February/028779.html

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Can I suggest an action: "team effort to try and garner some more candidates for two weeks from today?"

  <Daviey> +1

  <TheOpenSourcerer> 17th March closing date.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Midday.

  <popey> yup

  <HazRPG> +1

  <popey> next meeting on 17th at 21:00, to kick off the vote or nominate?

  <Daviey> hmm.. we need a venue for the crowning ceremony... and i need to get the crown cleaned.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Hmm, not that many supporters. Any decenters for that suggestion?

  <TheOpenSourcerer> No?

• AlanBell is abstaining from decisions about voting procedures

  <TheOpenSourcerer> OK then.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> [ACTION] team effort to try and garner some more candidates for two weeks. Closing date 17th March 12:00

• <HazRPG> sounds good to me

  <popey> yup

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Anything else on this subject?

• popey is writing a blog post as we speak

  <AlanBell> if there should be no other candidates what happens?

  <Daviey> popey, I have a draft, if that helps?

• HazRPG pins medal to popey's chest

  <popey> haha

  <Daviey> AlanBell, I say you just get it....

  <popey> the suggestion was that AlanBell gets it

  <TheOpenSourcerer> AlanBell: I would guess you get the position

  <Daviey> "None of the above" doesn't help

• popey puts a snooker ball in a sock and goes to give AlanBell it

  <Daviey> .. i suspect most are ambivalent

  <popey> +12

  <TheOpenSourcerer> I think you are right Daviey

  <TheOpenSourcerer> But we should also try to be fair and inclusive.

  <Daviey> Agreed

  <HazRPG> AlanBell should just get it if nothing comes out of the polls/calls to candidates

  <AlanBell> great, I hope there are other candidates actually, the CIVS process is cool for democracy geeks

  <HazRPG> obviously during the next meeting

  <TheOpenSourcerer> You started the "one horse race" discussion in the first place.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> OK - can we move on then?

  <HazRPG> would be cool if I get to experience the CIVS process (pretending to know what that means)

  <HazRPG> TheOpenSourcerer: Sure

  <TheOpenSourcerer> HazRPG: The throw your hat into the proverbial ring.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> OK. Still on AOB then.

• <AlanBell> http://www.cs.cornell.edu/andru/civs.html

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Any plans/ideas suggestions for the release party?

  <TheOpenSourcerer> It's next month.

  <Daviey> Ooo

  <brobostigon> TheOpenSourcerer: i wont be doing one again, but might do an afternoon, over in oxford.

  <AlanBell> from the plan: "London release party with the Ubuntu release team - Looking for a venue near milbank - John Stevenson @JR0cket"

  <Daviey> I'll be in London o/

  <popey> heh

  <HazRPG> when is it?

  <AlanBell> 28th April I think

  <Daviey> "When it's ready"

  <HazRPG> :P

  <AlanBell> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NattyReleaseSchedule

  <HazRPG> I would like to do one, but I haven't a clue where to start - and I have a feeling there's not enough interest in cumbria for it

  <TheOpenSourcerer> I didn't have any ideas myself - I just thought I'd ask.

  <HazRPG> but would be nice if we could get one going

  <AlanBell> Daviey: would it be Gerry Carr and team organising it?

  <AlanBell> from the Canonical side

  <Daviey> AlanBell, Suspect not

  <HazRPG> esp since I don't know any venues in Carlisle that would lend us a room to do it

  <brobostigon> HazRPG: i would startwith an email to your local lugs mailing lists.

  <popey> hehe

  <Daviey> AlanBell, I'll dig tomorrow regarding that.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Want to move on? It doesn't seem to have captured our joint imagination yet.

  <AlanBell> ok great

  <AlanBell> the trouble is we spend weeks checking out venues and organising stuff, then Canonical just do something else

  <HazRPG> brobostigon: Our LUG seems dead - been subscribed to it for about 3 weeks and only 1 e-mail has ever come through

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Have we done with AOB then?

  <AlanBell> stuff outside London is in some ways easier as you won't get trumped by Canonical

  <brobostigon> HazRPG: try and bring it alove again, if anything, take control and gets things going again.

  <brobostigon> alive*

• TheOpenSourcerer likes the sound of alove

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Anyway.

  <HazRPG> brobostigon: might do that

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Next topic then.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> [TOPIC] Date of next meeting

Date of next meeting

• <brobostigon> HazRPG: get hold of the current, lead, and work from there.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> I think this has already been decided

  <brobostigon> yes.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> 17th March? The crowning day.

  <HazRPG> sounds good

  <popey> yup

  <brobostigon> works here, is it a thursday?

  <brobostigon> yes, should be ok.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Anyone any problems with the 17th?

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Time?

  <brobostigon> if not, my vote will have to be pre-cast.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> is 9PM ok for everyone?

  <brobostigon> should be,

  <brobostigon> yes.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> It's better for me than 8 if I'm honext

  <brobostigon> me too.

  <AlanBell> fine

  <TheOpenSourcerer> OK.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> [ACTION] Next Meeting 17th March at 9:00PM UK Time.

• <TheOpenSourcerer> Can someone with the right privileges set the date in the /topic of #ubuntu-uk and #ubuntu-uk-meeting please?

  <HazRPG> yeah

  <TheOpenSourcerer> And finally:

  <popey> fill yer boots

  <TheOpenSourcerer> [TOPIC] Chair for next meeting

Chair for next meeting

• <TheOpenSourcerer> Who will take the reins next time then? Come on, don't all rush at once...

  <popey> ...

• HazRPG hides

  <popey>

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Hear the tumbleweed

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Oh dear.

  <popey> go on then

  <popey> i will

  <HazRPG> still need to attend more before I attempt to hold a meeting :P

  <TheOpenSourcerer> popey: You did it last time.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> HazRPG: It is quite easy.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Go on have a go.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> We'll be nice.

  <brobostigon> i wont, incase i wont be able to make it,

  <TheOpenSourcerer> It will be a lively meeting too

  <HazRPG> that's what scares me xD

  <TheOpenSourcerer> I'm not going to try and force you.

  <HazRPG> I might do the one after that

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Don't make me do it.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> OK.

  <HazRPG> cos this is my 2nd meeting I've seen so far (I think?)

  <TheOpenSourcerer> popey: Thanks.

  <popey> np

  <HazRPG> hmm, would be interesting to see AlanBell do it :P

  <TheOpenSourcerer> [AGREED] popey to chair next meeting.

• <HazRPG> specially if he gets crowned :P

  <TheOpenSourcerer> I don't feel that would be "proper" though.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> Thanks everyone, that was great. See you next time.

  <TheOpenSourcerer> #endmeeting

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Meeting closed at 22:04

People Present

• DJones

• TheOpenSourcerer

• brobostigon

• AlanBell

• HazRPG
• dutchie
• popey
• Daviey

Actions Recorded

• candtalan and barrydrake to report back about approaches to Novatech and Maplin?
• Create an Etherpad style page in the first instance to collect ideas and "messages" to use.

• AlanBell to do a doodle picking several dates including 9th, 16th April and some others

• team effort to try and garner some more candidates for two weeks. Closing date 17th March 12:00
• Next Meeting 17th March at 9:00PM UK Time.